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speaker boehner has been re-elected as speaker of the house of representatives with the new congress taking office right now. >> a rare sighting in san francisco. what has this cute little critter so content although he is way out of his1111111g >> in washington, dc, right now, representative speaker boehner was relative letted and sworn in as speaker of the house of representatives happening right after the 113th congress convenes. here is the speaker at the podium talking to the congress. the new lawmakers include two representatives from the san francisco bay area and a record number of women. abc7 news reporter joins us now. >> minutes ago we wanted john boehner shake hands on the floor receiving 220 votes with nine fellow republicans voting against him. does that signal another two years of bitter debate? or will the newly diverse delegation work together better than the last? >> as dedicated by the constitution, when the clock struck noon in washington, dc, the new members of the house of representatives and senate were born in. among those were swalwell representing the new 15
speaker boehner has been re-elected as speaker of the house of representatives with the new congress taking office right now. >> a rare sighting in san francisco. what has this cute little critter so content although he is way out of his1111111g >> in washington, dc, right now, representative speaker boehner was relative letted and sworn in as speaker of the house of representatives happening right after the 113th congress convenes. here is the speaker at the podium talking to the...
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boehner put the ball in the senate's core. p in a conference call with republicans boehner said the house will take action on whatever the senate can pass. >>> apple's customer satisfaction ratings are dropping. >> retail industry is keeping"g÷ a close eye on port along the east coast.&ú8uq here's ellen with the bloomberg business report. >>> christmas tree and lights may still be up, retailers are gearing up for spring it is their most lucrative time of the year as customers stock+g5 possible strike looming at more than a dozen ports 15,000 workers potentially ready to walk off the job, cuts off apparel makers a lot at stake so many chains get their shipments from overseas. apple may be a favorite among consumers but not customer satisfaction with the website. research finding apple's customer satisfaction dropping from last year. the company introduced more must-have products during the holiday season, so making the site harder to navigate. amazon takes the crown, new record high in the study, sells everything from consume
boehner put the ball in the senate's core. p in a conference call with republicans boehner said the house will take action on whatever the senate can pass. >>> apple's customer satisfaction ratings are dropping. >> retail industry is keeping"g÷ a close eye on port along the east coast.&ú8uq here's ellen with the bloomberg business report. >>> christmas tree and lights may still be up, retailers are gearing up for spring it is their most lucrative time of the...
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. >> it's interesting that john boehner and paul ryan voted in favor yesterday, as well. interesting dynamic there. tahman bradley in washington. thank you, tahman. >>> and new york lawmakers are furious this morning after the house ditched a vote on billions of dollars of aide for victims of hurricane sandy. house gop leaders decided to wait for the new session of congress before taking the vote. new york republican peter king called it absolutely inexcusable. and democrat eliot engle says speaker john boehner should hang his head in shame. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton, entering a fourth day in a new york city hospital where she is being treated for a blood clot. chelsea clinton has been at her mother's bedside. and tweeted, thank you for sending good thoughts to my mom's way. doctors have not given a date when clinton can leave the hospital or how soon she'll be able to resume her usual, hectic pace. >>> and students from sandy hook elementary get ready to head back to class tomorrow for the first time since the shooting nearly three weeks ago. an open house s
. >> it's interesting that john boehner and paul ryan voted in favor yesterday, as well. interesting dynamic there. tahman bradley in washington. thank you, tahman. >>> and new york lawmakers are furious this morning after the house ditched a vote on billions of dollars of aide for victims of hurricane sandy. house gop leaders decided to wait for the new session of congress before taking the vote. new york republican peter king called it absolutely inexcusable. and democrat eliot...
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however, today's election comes amid several set backs for speaker boehner. northeast republicans are upset over postponing of the vote for super storm sandy relief and conservative republicans are upset how the fiscal cliff deal turned out. >> the fiscal cliff deal is now officially signed into law and president obama did that using a pen that copies his signature. president obama is back in hawaii on vacation with the first family. the house of representatives pass add fiscal cliff deal on tuesday night after the senate approved it. >> for the first time in two days a "spare the air" alert is nut in effect so you can legally use your fireplace. however, the bay area air quality management district is asking you still avoid doing so. officials say pollution levels in the air could build to unhealthy levels today if enough people decide to light a fire. that could force a "spare the air the air" alert. we will talk about the frost and the air. that is ahead. the embarcardero is one of the warmer spots but, city, nut terribly warm. we will check with your abc7
however, today's election comes amid several set backs for speaker boehner. northeast republicans are upset over postponing of the vote for super storm sandy relief and conservative republicans are upset how the fiscal cliff deal turned out. >> the fiscal cliff deal is now officially signed into law and president obama did that using a pen that copies his signature. president obama is back in hawaii on vacation with the first family. the house of representatives pass add fiscal cliff deal...
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but in a surprise move, speaker john boehner pulled the bill. the house would not vote before the start of the next 3 the reaction, swift and angry. >> ayea have it. house stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. >> the senate passed a measure providing about $60 billion to the region. many house republicans said that pry tag was way too high, but governor christie said that wasn't the reason. >> because there have been no substantive reasons given to me for the action. i've got to believe they're political reasons for the action. >> the timing is key. if the house doesn't vote on the measure, lawmakers will have to start from scratch because new congress won't able to take up a bill from old congress. that means the much-needed aid could be delayed several week autos we need to do rebuild now. we need to act now. we can't wait for the next congress. >> the speaker told house republicans there will be a vote on friday on $9 kbrinl of the aid package. the rest, by january 15th. abc news, washington. >> san francisco based current tv may have a
but in a surprise move, speaker john boehner pulled the bill. the house would not vote before the start of the next 3 the reaction, swift and angry. >> ayea have it. house stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. >> the senate passed a measure providing about $60 billion to the region. many house republicans said that pry tag was way too high, but governor christie said that wasn't the reason. >> because there have been no substantive reasons given to me for the action....
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now working on a smaller deal than the one the president negotiate yatesed with house speaker john boehner. >> the package reportedly preventing tax increases on middle class families and cut some spending programs but it's not clear such a plan could pass. >> star bucks is using its coffee cups to jump into washington politics. the world's biggest coffee chain asking employees and cafes to write something other than customer names on cups wanting workers to scribble words come together on cups this week as a message to lawmakers to settle this fiscal cliff issue. >> jipgs president morsi signed the country's new constitution into law today. >> he called on the opposition to the opposition restricted the new constitution. >> the parts were draft bid islamist leaders. morsi revoked sweeping powers he granted himself last month. saying they were in necessary to get a referendum on the constitution. >> in syria, president assad's commander says he was defecting and joining the open sismgs he was one of the most senior members of the inner circle saying he defected because the army had been tu
now working on a smaller deal than the one the president negotiate yatesed with house speaker john boehner. >> the package reportedly preventing tax increases on middle class families and cut some spending programs but it's not clear such a plan could pass. >> star bucks is using its coffee cups to jump into washington politics. the world's biggest coffee chain asking employees and cafes to write something other than customer names on cups wanting workers to scribble words come...
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speaker boehner has been re-elected as speaker of the house of representatives with the new congress taking office right now. >> a rare sighting in san francisco. what has this cute little critter so content although he [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t. [ male announcer ] it's no secret that the price of things just keeps going up. [ female announcer ] but we have some good news. it's our bundle price promise. [ male announcer ] a price you can definitely count on, for two whole years. from at&t. [ female announcer ] a great price for a great triple-play bundle. [ male announcer ] call now. bundles with u-verse tv, internet and home phone start at $89 a month. now get the same great price for two years. [ female announcer ] switch today and get a total home dvr included, free for life. [ male announcer ] you get reliable, high speed internet on our advanced digital network. choose from speeds up to 24 megs. [ female announcer ] and with u-verse tv you can record four shows at once on your total home dvr and play them back in any room. [ male announcer ] so cal
speaker boehner has been re-elected as speaker of the house of representatives with the new congress taking office right now. >> a rare sighting in san francisco. what has this cute little critter so content although he [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t. [ male announcer ] it's no secret that the price of things just keeps going up. [ female announcer ] but we have some good news. it's our bundle price promise. [ male announcer ] a price you can definitely count...
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it's good that boehner has kind of gone back a little bit and promised this money. because the folks in the northeast made the point that katrina victims got their money within a few weeks of that storm back in 2005. what could be the holdup here? but some felt the $60 billion price tag was just too much. either way, it looks like lit get done within the next two weeks. >> a lot of critics within boehner's own party had a meeting with them in his office today to try to calm them down a little bit and say, this is going to happen. gave them his word it was going to happen. they'll get the $9 million as of friday, and the remaining $51 billion, that pledge, coming up. but some of the more outspoken critics said that this won't sway them, they'll still vote for him in the 113th congress. >> he's had a rough couple of weeks, though, speaker boehner. plan b kind of collapsed on him, showed the rift in the republican party. then some republicans were not happy with how he handled the fiscal cliff deal. and then, again, fellow republicans not happy with how he handled the
it's good that boehner has kind of gone back a little bit and promised this money. because the folks in the northeast made the point that katrina victims got their money within a few weeks of that storm back in 2005. what could be the holdup here? but some felt the $60 billion price tag was just too much. either way, it looks like lit get done within the next two weeks. >> a lot of critics within boehner's own party had a meeting with them in his office today to try to calm them down a...
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speaker boehner today hustled to make amends. >> "the yeas are 257 the nays are 167. the motion is adopted." >> reporter: this is how it was supposed to happen. right after the final vote on the fiscal cliff, the house was supposed to approve an aid bill for sandy's victims. instead, house speaker john boehner simply walked out of the chamber. >> he yelled at congressman lobiondo saying i'm not meeting with you people. so he wouldn't tell us why. he decided to sneak off in the dark of night >> i was given no explanation. >> i was called at 11:20 last night by leader cantor and told that authority for the vote had been pulled by the speaker. >> reporter: in october, new jersey governor christie angered other republicans by thanking president obama for expediting immediate aid to his state. today he was the angry one. >> in our hour of desperate need we have been left waiting for help 6 times longer than the victims of katrina with no end in sight, americans are tired of the palace intrigue and political partisanship of this congress which places one-upsmanship ahead of
speaker boehner today hustled to make amends. >> "the yeas are 257 the nays are 167. the motion is adopted." >> reporter: this is how it was supposed to happen. right after the final vote on the fiscal cliff, the house was supposed to approve an aid bill for sandy's victims. instead, house speaker john boehner simply walked out of the chamber. >> he yelled at congressman lobiondo saying i'm not meeting with you people. so he wouldn't tell us why. he decided to sneak...
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speaker boehner called the house back into town for an unusual sunday session. but members of congress understand the 11th-hour actions may not be enough to appease the public. >> the american people have a right to be very upset with this congress. >> reporter: the fiscal cliff would bring massive tax increases and deep spending cuts. the treasury department would have trouble paying its bills. many economists worry the financial woes would plunge the u.s. back into a recession. just one possible effect of the fiscal cliff. milk prices could spike $2 or $3 a gallon, because farm programs will expire at the end of the year. some are calling that dairy cliff. live in new york, wendy gillette. >> wendy gillette in new york. thank you. >>> the country has lost one of its great warriors. tributes are pouring in this morning for retired general norman schwarzkopf. the general died yesterday in tampa after a battle with pneumonia. schwarzkopf commanded "operation desert storm" that drove iraqi forces from kuwait. in retirement, he championed causes. norman schwarzkopf
speaker boehner called the house back into town for an unusual sunday session. but members of congress understand the 11th-hour actions may not be enough to appease the public. >> the american people have a right to be very upset with this congress. >> reporter: the fiscal cliff would bring massive tax increases and deep spending cuts. the treasury department would have trouble paying its bills. many economists worry the financial woes would plunge the u.s. back into a recession....
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house speaker john boehner was at the capitol but left with no comment. the democrats insist the wealthy pay more in taxes. >> the president's tax hike would only fund the government for l days. americans deserve to know what does the president propose we do for the over 357 days of the year. sdmrsz -- >> president omaba insists his plan on the table is fair and includes plenty of cuts to government spending. >> we just afford a wound to our economy. >> if sunday's negotiations don't pan out the president says he's red to -- he's ready to propose his own scaled back bill that would preserve expiring unemployment benefits. >> with the deficit ticking higher -- >> it's disgusting. >> miss ing in all the last minute negotiations is talk of the 1.2 trillion in mandatory spending cuts scheduled to go into effect tuesday. >> the fiscal cliff count down is the big topic on this morning's fogs the morning -- face the nation. there's two big visitors. it starts right after this newscast at 8:30 on cbs 5. >>> plastic shopping bags may soon be the fast. >> the final
house speaker john boehner was at the capitol but left with no comment. the democrats insist the wealthy pay more in taxes. >> the president's tax hike would only fund the government for l days. americans deserve to know what does the president propose we do for the over 357 days of the year. sdmrsz -- >> president omaba insists his plan on the table is fair and includes plenty of cuts to government spending. >> we just afford a wound to our economy. >> if sunday's...
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. >> the current budget negotiations between president obama and house speaker john boehner also could mean the reduction of the popular deduction for charitable contributions. >>- q. i if it came to the poi -- >> if it came to the point where i wasn't receiving my credit for helping out a charity or even helping them out in their situation, then why would i even help them out? >> statements like that that has the chief executive officer of the united way of the bay area and other nonprofits fighting to obtain charitable deductions. >> it would be a mistake to think thereth was only a benefit for high income people. 24r* are many, many donors who itemize their taxes, and they take advantage of the charitable tax deduction and these include middle income people. >> also on the table is the possible elimination of the mortgage deduction. >> if that were to happen eventually, i think that is something that had to be phased out over a really long period of time. >> i think it encourages people to buy house versus rent it. if they willower the mortgage rate day -- deductions people will thi
. >> the current budget negotiations between president obama and house speaker john boehner also could mean the reduction of the popular deduction for charitable contributions. >>- q. i if it came to the poi -- >> if it came to the point where i wasn't receiving my credit for helping out a charity or even helping them out in their situation, then why would i even help them out? >> statements like that that has the chief executive officer of the united way of the bay area...
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we are going to get video from the high stakes negotiations, harry reid and mitch mcconnell and john boehner and nancy pelosi are joining president obama and the vice-president. the white house insists the president is not putting new offers on the table but there are reports of a compromise to raise tax rates for them. both sides say thar are disappointed. >> it is totally a lack of courage to deal with these issues. from washington to wall street there is a sense of gloom but the prospects of deal. here in dc a new furlough warning went out to federal workers, deep spending cuts and tax hikes go into effect for every 1 on new year's eve if congress doesn't take action. kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thanks, if the president and congress are not able to avoid the fiscal cliff experts say people here in california will be hit especially hard because prop 30 voted into law in november will mean higher sales taxes and income taxes on the state's top earners. the fiscal cliff would add to that, hitting all americans with higher taxes. >> i don't know there is a word to describe how piss
we are going to get video from the high stakes negotiations, harry reid and mitch mcconnell and john boehner and nancy pelosi are joining president obama and the vice-president. the white house insists the president is not putting new offers on the table but there are reports of a compromise to raise tax rates for them. both sides say thar are disappointed. >> it is totally a lack of courage to deal with these issues. from washington to wall street there is a sense of gloom but the...
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harry reid called john boehner a dictator. >>> the last minute deal in congress also should keep the price of milk from soring. they were faced with a milk cliff that could have doubled the price. a lot that allows the government to buy the products at market cost was about to expire. as part of the deal congress passed a temporary extension. >>> president obama returned to his vacation. he returned to hawaii today after going to washington, d.c. because of the fiscal cliff stand off with congress. michelle obama and their two daughters have been in hawaii since december 21. they are staying near honolulu where they are enjoying golf and work outs. >>> and just when you thought we were done with the fiscal cliff it is not over. coming up, the next decision lawmakers will have to tackle. >>> a couple exciting days for this congressman. he got the keys to his new office ahead of his swearing in ceremony tomorrow. he represents the 15th congressional district. he was the district attorney. >> i have known that area since i was a boy. the people want someone who will roll up their sleeve
harry reid called john boehner a dictator. >>> the last minute deal in congress also should keep the price of milk from soring. they were faced with a milk cliff that could have doubled the price. a lot that allows the government to buy the products at market cost was about to expire. as part of the deal congress passed a temporary extension. >>> president obama returned to his vacation. he returned to hawaii today after going to washington, d.c. because of the fiscal cliff...
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john boehner is expected to be reelected. catherine? >> catherine: this was a difficult week for john boehner. our political analyst michael yaki joins us now. >> i remember when that this was during the disaster aid relief. i was working for nancy pelosi your >> catherine: why did this not pass immediately? >> i think that he has a difficult time committing. he says that he does not want a another spending and no vote. but this the relentlessly finely delta that figure that this had no prediction because was a national emergency. and also while the our regional house bill was one half that of the senate bill. now, they're talking about a $60 billion in reserves. chris christie and king had a bit of political theater by leveraging that in action into a full commitment for the full amount. >> catherine: let us talk about the fiscal cliff the day after, michael. what did it solve? >> the only thing oblique it's all for that tax rates to was going to pay more it was not going to pay more. what tax credits are out there. and also the pitch
john boehner is expected to be reelected. catherine? >> catherine: this was a difficult week for john boehner. our political analyst michael yaki joins us now. >> i remember when that this was during the disaster aid relief. i was working for nancy pelosi your >> catherine: why did this not pass immediately? >> i think that he has a difficult time committing. he says that he does not want a another spending and no vote. but this the relentlessly finely delta that figure...
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. >> the current budget negotiations between president obama and house speaker john boehner also could mean the reduction of the popular deduction for charitable contributions. >>- q. i if it came to the poi -- >> if it came to the point where i wasn't receiving my credit for helping out a charity or even helping them out in their situation, then why would i even help them out? >> statements like that that has the chief executive officer of the united way of the bay area and other nonprofits fighting to obtain charitable deductions. >> it would be a mistake to think thereth was only a benefit for high income people. 24r* are many, many donors who itemize their taxes, and they take advantage of the charitable tax deduction and these include middle income people. >> also on the table is the possible elimination of the mortgage deduction. >> if that were to happen eventually, i think that is something that had to be phased out over a really long period of time. >> i think it encourages people to buy house versus rent it. if they willower the mortgage rate day -- deductions people will thi
. >> the current budget negotiations between president obama and house speaker john boehner also could mean the reduction of the popular deduction for charitable contributions. >>- q. i if it came to the poi -- >> if it came to the point where i wasn't receiving my credit for helping out a charity or even helping them out in their situation, then why would i even help them out? >> statements like that that has the chief executive officer of the united way of the bay area...
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john boehner issued a statement saying republicans have made every effort to make the balanced agreement that the president promised the american people. we've been reasonable and respondent. the president is the 1 who's never been able to get to yes. >> what i ran on and what the american people elected me to do was to put fourth a balanced approach. >> despite the ongoing blame game, there is consensus on 1 thing, time is running out. >>> a teenager driver led to the crashed into a concord funeral home this afternoon and police suspected damage was the result of a straight race. it happened around 2:00 this afternoon, during a service. >> all i can tell you is when it happened i turned around, the car was feet from both of us. >>> dave is at the scene right now. coming up at 630, she'll bring us a live report on what happened and what police are learning. >>> and it was a very cool you but dry day around the bay area. now with a look at how chilly it could get overnight. >>> the coolest locations will be in the upper 20s, so once again, frost will be concern as we head into monday morn
john boehner issued a statement saying republicans have made every effort to make the balanced agreement that the president promised the american people. we've been reasonable and respondent. the president is the 1 who's never been able to get to yes. >> what i ran on and what the american people elected me to do was to put fourth a balanced approach. >> despite the ongoing blame game, there is consensus on 1 thing, time is running out. >>> a teenager driver led to the...
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boehner issued a statement that says republicans have made every effort to reach the balanced deficit agreement that the president promised the american people. we've been reasonable and responsible. the president is the one who has never been able to get to yes. >> what the people reelected me for is to put together a -- >>> the dairy cliff may not see a vote before 2013. leaders from the house and senate agricultural committees agreed to a one year extension of the farm bill. but there's been no time to get a full vote. without passage of the bill, milk prices could rise sharply. estimates are that a gallon of milk could go up to $8 a gallon. >>> prices for just about everything in california are about to go up. coming up at 10:30, what's behind the price increases and when you'll have to stay parting more. >>> tonight doctors in new york are treating secretary of state hillary clinton for a blood clot. her spokesman said hillary clinton's doctors discovered the clot during a follow up exam. mrs.clinton was immediately admitted into a new york hospital where doctors will monitor her
boehner issued a statement that says republicans have made every effort to reach the balanced deficit agreement that the president promised the american people. we've been reasonable and responsible. the president is the one who has never been able to get to yes. >> what the people reelected me for is to put together a -- >>> the dairy cliff may not see a vote before 2013. leaders from the house and senate agricultural committees agreed to a one year extension of the farm bill....
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speaker boehner proposed his plan b. that did not get support in his own caucus and he simply sent us home for the christmas holiday. we came back on saturday and sunday and basically marked time taking up a few simple bills that were of little note with one exception. yesterday we did pass the intelligence bill which is very, very important to the united states but aside from that, it's been marking time waiting for the senate to do it. the senate did it late -- i guess early this morning and now the house will take it up around noontime here in washington, d.c. i think it will pass. we'll go forward and with the new congress coming in on the 3rd of january, we'll begin once again to deal with the remaining problems, and they're out there. we do know that we have a deficit that's not yet been resolved. we do know that we have the sequestration on all those cuts that are simply waiting for us to deal with. and we have a debt limit and the funding of government. all of that is going to come together in february or early m
speaker boehner proposed his plan b. that did not get support in his own caucus and he simply sent us home for the christmas holiday. we came back on saturday and sunday and basically marked time taking up a few simple bills that were of little note with one exception. yesterday we did pass the intelligence bill which is very, very important to the united states but aside from that, it's been marking time waiting for the senate to do it. the senate did it late -- i guess early this morning and...
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when a boat was stalled by speaker john boehner east coast leaders were furious. including fellow republicans from new jersey. jerseyg chris christie and congressman peter king. the outcry prompted boehner to do an about-faced and get the bill moving again. >> the bottom line is that between friday morning in january the 15th, those two goals will bring in $60 billion that is absolutely necessary for new york, new jersey and connecticut. tomorrow's vote will come and cover $9 billion, for the federal flood insurance programs. a later vote, is scheduled for january the 15th and it will handle the remaining 51 billion it's been over 65 days since super storm sandy. it only took congress 10 days to approve aid for hurricane katrina. >> starting next month, the city of oakland start issuing monessen 0 photo id cards to undocumented workers. if they will show a person's address, height and weight similar to a driver's license. this is the first topic id card that can be used as a debit card. the move may violate federal immigration laws. but oakland mayor jean quan arg
when a boat was stalled by speaker john boehner east coast leaders were furious. including fellow republicans from new jersey. jerseyg chris christie and congressman peter king. the outcry prompted boehner to do an about-faced and get the bill moving again. >> the bottom line is that between friday morning in january the 15th, those two goals will bring in $60 billion that is absolutely necessary for new york, new jersey and connecticut. tomorrow's vote will come and cover $9 billion, for...
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and house speaker john boehner was at the capitol and left with no comment. both sides remain at odds over the democrat's insistence the wealthy pay more in taxes. >> the president's tax hike would only fund the government for eight days. what and the president propose to do the other 357 days of the year? >> reporter: president obama insists his plan on the table is fair and includes plenty of cuts to government spending. >> we can't ford a politically self-inflict wound to the economy. if they don't pan out, he is ready to plomyself -- propose his own tax bill. patience is wearing thin. >> for those of us investing in the stock market, it's disgusting to watch them jockey around with our money. >> reporter: missing in all the last-minute northbounds is talks about the $1.2 trillion mandatory spending cuts scheduled to go into affect tuesday. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >>> three people are dead after a late-night apartment fire in san jose. the fire began after 11 last night on bridgeport court on the city's west side. the san jose fire departme
and house speaker john boehner was at the capitol and left with no comment. both sides remain at odds over the democrat's insistence the wealthy pay more in taxes. >> the president's tax hike would only fund the government for eight days. what and the president propose to do the other 357 days of the year? >> reporter: president obama insists his plan on the table is fair and includes plenty of cuts to government spending. >> we can't ford a politically self-inflict wound to...
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some gop members say they are on the fence with house speaker john boehner's bid to keep his title. just what two years ago they won without problems of their own. she is running in the house but carl's wife just passed away. some leaders will emerge with today's leadership votes meaning the same divide could exist in the coming year. more on that in my next update, carla campbell, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> two new members of congress will be sworn in today. 32-year-old eric defeated pete stark in november. and in marin county, a mother and in will be sworn -- another man will be sworn in after 22 years in office. >>> they intend the nhl lock out and in just a few hours, talks will resume to get hockey players back on the ice. >> you either have to build a bridge and on some we move toward etch ear and on some it taser we have to be let go. >> that season will begin and in order to gain week later, the pension place has -- pension plan has become a stumbling block. >>> shelters are now allowed to close their doors to anybody violent. the new policies were approved last month
some gop members say they are on the fence with house speaker john boehner's bid to keep his title. just what two years ago they won without problems of their own. she is running in the house but carl's wife just passed away. some leaders will emerge with today's leadership votes meaning the same divide could exist in the coming year. more on that in my next update, carla campbell, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> two new members of congress will be sworn in today. 32-year-old eric...
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." >> reporter: following the president's interview, speaker of the house john boehner issued a statement saying in part: "republicans made every effort to reach the 'balanced' deficit agreement that the president promised the american people.we've been reasonable and responsible. the president is the one who has never been able to get to 'yes.'" >>> "what i ran on, and what the american people elected me to do, was to put forth a balanced approach." >> reporter: despite the on- going blame game, there is consensus on one thing: time is running out. i'm elizabeth corridan reporting. r as the fiscal cliff deadline ticks down -- you might wonder we got into the situation in the first place. tonight at 8-30 -- an in depth look on that. >>> the 49ers --- nfc west champions for a second year in a row. they beat the arizona cardinals 27 - 13, in their final game of the regular season. the niners now looking ahead to the playoffs -- and thanks to a loss by green bay -- the team is getting a first round bye! as you can imagine -- lots of excited fans around the bay area tonight. kron4's scott rat
." >> reporter: following the president's interview, speaker of the house john boehner issued a statement saying in part: "republicans made every effort to reach the 'balanced' deficit agreement that the president promised the american people.we've been reasonable and responsible. the president is the one who has never been able to get to 'yes.'" >>> "what i ran on, and what the american people elected me to do, was to put forth a balanced approach."...
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you had speaker boehner going one way on the fiscal cliff deal. you had majority leader eric cantor going another way. there seems to be a split inside the party. >> and you hear it in the grassroots. you hear it all across the country. the republican party historically has been against raising taxes. but viewers should know that 98.5% of americans are going to get a permanent tax cut and that even grover norquist the leader in the anti-tax movement has said that this isn't a tax increase. you're correct, that there are schisms within the gop that did not exist before but that's what a new congress does. and if the focus turns from tax policy to spending i think that you'll find that the republicans will unite. >> yeah, but i think part of the criticism as you know frank, is that here's a republican party that agreed to tax cuts but got no spending cuts and no entitlement reform out of this president, that it wasn't a great deal after all. >> and that's -- and the american people would agree with that. norah, you're correct. and so they're going t
you had speaker boehner going one way on the fiscal cliff deal. you had majority leader eric cantor going another way. there seems to be a split inside the party. >> and you hear it in the grassroots. you hear it all across the country. the republican party historically has been against raising taxes. but viewers should know that 98.5% of americans are going to get a permanent tax cut and that even grover norquist the leader in the anti-tax movement has said that this isn't a tax...
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john boehner is a friend. i give him credit. >> you came out of the meeting and not only say he's a friend, you'll vote for his reelection as speaker of the house. i want to go back to your words, "john boehner has a dismissive and cavalier attitude towards people in new york and new jersey." how can you vote for a speaker who has a dismissive and cavalier attitude to the people in your district? >> what's done is done. decision had to be made, john boehner made the right decision. john boehner agreed to put it all on the calendar, the vote will be held. i wish it had been done the other night, yesterday morning, the fact is it is going to be done by january 15th, and if we're going to carry grudges the rest of our lives, we'll never get anything done. >> take me inside the meeting yesterday. john boehner is known to be a guy not to mince his words. did he call you out for publicly calling him out on wednesday? >> not really, he made a joking obscene gesture, then said i love you. then went into the meeting. v
john boehner is a friend. i give him credit. >> you came out of the meeting and not only say he's a friend, you'll vote for his reelection as speaker of the house. i want to go back to your words, "john boehner has a dismissive and cavalier attitude towards people in new york and new jersey." how can you vote for a speaker who has a dismissive and cavalier attitude to the people in your district? >> what's done is done. decision had to be made, john boehner made the right...
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representatives moving forward with a package to help super storm sandy victims, blasted by speaker john boehner. he would not bring a vote to the house for a measure to help the super storm sandy big guns. victims. >> the bottom line is between friday morning on january 15th is absolutely necessary for new york new jersey and connecticut. >> there'll be a later vote scheduled for january 15th to handle the remaining 51 million. it only took congress 10 days to approve aid for hurricane katrina victims. a lot of outrage for the house of representatives for not picking up a vote. >> mark and rabble have the latest headlines from wall street coming up. also catch dr. phil after the kron4 morning news at 10:00 this morning. >> announcer: meet jill. she thought she'd feel better after seeing her doctor. and she might have, if not for kari, the identity thief who stole jill's social security number to open credit cards, destroying jill's credit and her dream of retirement. now meet amanda. with a swipe of her debit card, she bought some gas... and an all-expense-paid trip to hawaii for ben. ben is th
representatives moving forward with a package to help super storm sandy victims, blasted by speaker john boehner. he would not bring a vote to the house for a measure to help the super storm sandy big guns. victims. >> the bottom line is between friday morning on january 15th is absolutely necessary for new york new jersey and connecticut. >> there'll be a later vote scheduled for january 15th to handle the remaining 51 million. it only took congress 10 days to approve aid for...
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if they can come up with terms that pass the senate house speaker john boehner says they will take up the bill and either pass it or amend it and send it back for approval. >> any time you are putting a deal together, it's always the details that will kill you. you have to get the details done. there is a lot of back room operation going on right now. making sure all the i's get dotted and t's get crossed. >> congress has less than 15 hours to come up with a compromise and sweet on it. live in washington kyla campbell. >>> meantime with all the focus on that fiscal cliff there is a new bill to preconvenient the so-called dairy cliff on the back burner. leaders in the house and senate agricultural committees agreed to a one-year extension of the expiring u.s. farm bill. so far no house vote is scheduled. without matting that bill, the price of milk could double next month. estimates are ha gallon of milk could go up to $8 a gallon. >>> it is 6:15. a new u.s. senate report on the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi blames the state department for not having a plan to rescue america
if they can come up with terms that pass the senate house speaker john boehner says they will take up the bill and either pass it or amend it and send it back for approval. >> any time you are putting a deal together, it's always the details that will kill you. you have to get the details done. there is a lot of back room operation going on right now. making sure all the i's get dotted and t's get crossed. >> congress has less than 15 hours to come up with a compromise and sweet on...
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house speaker john boehner wants increase for those making only 1 million a year. they say it's more likely we will go over the cliff than not. >> if we allow that to happen it will be the most colossal consequential act of congressional you are responsibility in a long time. >> reporter: some republicans are saying president barack obama will actually get his way if a fiscal cliff is not reached before the deadline, kyle la campbell, washington d.c. newsroom. >>> and in general delegations are not as crowded as the first ones. as many as 800,000 are expected to be there for the president's 21st inauguration and that's less than those who flooded the area in 2009. >>> it should be much better and governor brown wants to overhaul the state's funding system. he hopes to give them fair control of how the school operates their money in minority districts. he is expected to outline proposals in his january budget. >>> john mcafee is expected to be spending time in great britain. he posted a blog saying he is safe in the country where he grew up. he is safe in england an
house speaker john boehner wants increase for those making only 1 million a year. they say it's more likely we will go over the cliff than not. >> if we allow that to happen it will be the most colossal consequential act of congressional you are responsibility in a long time. >> reporter: some republicans are saying president barack obama will actually get his way if a fiscal cliff is not reached before the deadline, kyle la campbell, washington d.c. newsroom. >>> and in...
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. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner has not yet publicly endorsed the deal. and the house reconvenes by midday today. a vote could also come today. >> tara, a lot of republicans weren't happy with the president's speech yesterday. is there any indication that that could affect the vote in the house? >> well, president obama during that speech criticized congress for taking too long to come up with this deal. he also laid the groundwork for another problem that's coming and that's basically burrough -- upping the country's burrough limit. republicans will no doubt try to use upping that in ex-kang for spending cuts. and to which the president said, they have another thing coming if they think that's going to be the case. spending cuts alone are not going to be able to reduce the country's deficit. so we have that coming. senator john mccain said basically that's going to antagonize a lot of the house members and possibly jeopardize the vote. >> a lot of negotiations still need to be done. all right, tara mergener live in washington for us, thank you. >>> what
. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner has not yet publicly endorsed the deal. and the house reconvenes by midday today. a vote could also come today. >> tara, a lot of republicans weren't happy with the president's speech yesterday. is there any indication that that could affect the vote in the house? >> well, president obama during that speech criticized congress for taking too long to come up with this deal. he also laid the groundwork for another problem that's coming...
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how does john boehner come out looking after what happened over the past four weeks? guest: it is hard to see anything positive. he took on the negotiants for the republicans. he failed to get his own house to come along. plan b, clancy, -- plan c, and now he is seated negotiants to harry reid. -- negotiations to harry reid. it is certainly possible that he may have trouble getting reelected as speaker. he may get 20 or so to party boats to vote against them or not vote at all. i could stop him from being reelected. host: what are the pitfalls for harry reid and mitch mcconnell? guest: mcconnell is up for reelection in 2014. if he agrees with the white house on something, particularly tax increases, it will hurt him in his election. remember rand paul -- mcconnell has less room to maneuver. for harry reid, a lot of his reputation is on the line. can he put something on the floor of the senate that some democrats will support? guest: the biggest loser is the unemployed and those trying to get jobs. that is what this is about. really, people need to step back and realiz
how does john boehner come out looking after what happened over the past four weeks? guest: it is hard to see anything positive. he took on the negotiants for the republicans. he failed to get his own house to come along. plan b, clancy, -- plan c, and now he is seated negotiants to harry reid. -- negotiations to harry reid. it is certainly possible that he may have trouble getting reelected as speaker. he may get 20 or so to party boats to vote against them or not vote at all. i could stop him...
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wouldn't you have been better off if boehner accepted the first deal with obama? at least you would have gotten some spending cuts. >> no, the president was never serious about spending cuts and the president's spending cuts put $300 billion over ten years, that's a joke as well. this required a big deal on taxes, on spending and everybody's afraid to make the deal. >> congressman a lot of people are outraged the house canceled its plan to vote on a relief package for victims of superstorm sandy. senator schumer called it heartless. why was there a reverse? >> the reverse came about basically the same i call them chuckleheads and i'll call them chuckleheads again, the same chuckleheads that jet ison planned b a week ago said the $60 billion or 27 and 33 isn't paid for and because it's not paid for we're not going to do anything about it. i guess they don't have tvs in their homes and they haven't seen the suffering on staten island and coastal new jersey. it doesn't make any sense to me. an emergency is an emergency. these are americans who are suffering. we shoul
wouldn't you have been better off if boehner accepted the first deal with obama? at least you would have gotten some spending cuts. >> no, the president was never serious about spending cuts and the president's spending cuts put $300 billion over ten years, that's a joke as well. this required a big deal on taxes, on spending and everybody's afraid to make the deal. >> congressman a lot of people are outraged the house canceled its plan to vote on a relief package for victims of...
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the vote was stalled by speaker john boehner . east coast leaders were furious. >> including fellow republicans new jersey gov. chris christie and congressman peter king. >> the outcry promptedboehnr to do an about-face in get the bill moving again. >> the two votes will bring in $60 billion which is absolutely necessary to york, new jersey, connecticut. >> the two boabolts one will cover $9 million for the federal insurance program. the second half will come general 15th that will hand over the remaining 51 billion. >> it has been over 65 days since the storm and the relief aid has not been approved yet. it took congress only 10 days to approve relief for hurricane katrina victims. >> the 113th congress will convene at noon eastern time as newly elected members of the house of representatives and the senate are turned in. >> the new congress still faces disputes that play the dysfunctional 112 congress, one of the least productive and more than 60 years. >> tea part years within the republican ranks are insisting on fiscal discip
the vote was stalled by speaker john boehner . east coast leaders were furious. >> including fellow republicans new jersey gov. chris christie and congressman peter king. >> the outcry promptedboehnr to do an about-face in get the bill moving again. >> the two votes will bring in $60 billion which is absolutely necessary to york, new jersey, connecticut. >> the two boabolts one will cover $9 million for the federal insurance program. the second half will come general...
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john boehner will likely retain the top job. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 8:16. more than 30 people were arrested in fairfield over the new year's holiday t was part of a crackdown on prostitution. officers say they contacted the suspected prostitutes and johns online through what they described as known prostitution sites. 36 people were arrested on suspicion of a variety of crimes, including prostitution, weapons and drug possession as well as parole and probation violences -- violations. >>> police in san jose say one citizen there went too far taking the law into his own hands. 26-year-old louise ricardo hernandez has been in jail since monday. he's accused of committing the city's 46th and final homicide of 2012. hernandez was arrested for the shooting death of 36-year-old christopher soriano in the parking garage on lewis road. police say hernandez was trying to detain soriano who he believed was robbing cars in the neighbor. >>> one of the three men accused of killing the forme
john boehner will likely retain the top job. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 8:16. more than 30 people were arrested in fairfield over the new year's holiday t was part of a crackdown on prostitution. officers say they contacted the suspected prostitutes and johns online through what they described as known prostitution sites. 36 people were arrested on suspicion of a variety of crimes, including prostitution, weapons and drug possession...
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the gop is dealing with the divide of its own party and it has many wondering how house speaker john boehner will maintain his role and more on that and how democrats will maintain their leap are ship role -- deed here ship -- leadership role. >>> 32-year-old eric suarez will be sworn in after it stretches from fremont to dublin. he defeated pete stark. another will be sworn in after being retired after 20 years in office. >>> they continue to search for suspects after the city's first homicide. the body of a 30-year-old man who was stabbed to death was found in the bay view district. they are still not clear what led up to that killing. they are hoping witnesses will come forward. >>> police in oakland are hoping surveillance video from a recent bank robbery will help them find the bang robbers. two people suspected of robbing bank of the west near telegraph avenue on december 10th. a man robbed a bank and even though no weapon was seen he reportedly told the teller he had a gun but investigators believe the woman is believed to be an accomplice. >>> day one of the nhl lock out and in just
the gop is dealing with the divide of its own party and it has many wondering how house speaker john boehner will maintain his role and more on that and how democrats will maintain their leap are ship role -- deed here ship -- leadership role. >>> 32-year-old eric suarez will be sworn in after it stretches from fremont to dublin. he defeated pete stark. another will be sworn in after being retired after 20 years in office. >>> they continue to search for suspects after the...
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among those outraged blaming has own republican party and pointing the finger at the house speaker john boehner. >> the house of representatives failed that most basic test of public service and they did so with callous indifference to the suffering of the people of my state. america deserves better than just another example of a government that's forgotten who they're there to serve and why. 66 days and counting. shame on you! shame on congress! >> well, voting on sandy aid package could take place as soon as tomorrow but only for a small amount of help. the rest of the money won't be decided on for a few more weeks. >> al-jazeera has purchased "current tv." it could be worth as much as $500 million. it says it will rebrand al gore's "current tv" into a new channel. "al-jazeera america." meanwhile, time warner cable, inc., announced it is dropping current tv as a result of that deal. >>> that "current tv" will be part of five new u.s. bureaus all operated by al-jazeera. according to the times, some staff members may be able to stay but some shows may be gone by the springtime including the war
among those outraged blaming has own republican party and pointing the finger at the house speaker john boehner. >> the house of representatives failed that most basic test of public service and they did so with callous indifference to the suffering of the people of my state. america deserves better than just another example of a government that's forgotten who they're there to serve and why. 66 days and counting. shame on you! shame on congress! >> well, voting on sandy aid package...
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among those outraged, blaming his own republican party and pointing the finger at house speaker john boehner. >> the house of representatives failed that most basic test of public service and they did so with callous indifference to the suffering of the people of my state. america deserves better than just another example of a government that has forgotten who they are there to serve and why. 66 days and counting. shame on you! shame on congress! >> voting on the sandy aid package could take place as soon as tomorrow but only for a small amount of help. the rest of the money won't be decided on for a few more weeks. >>> students from connecticut' sandy hook elementary school heading back to class today just 20 days after the deadly mass shooting at their school in newtown, connecticut. for now classes are set up though in a town of monroe that's six miles away. teachers have transformed a shutdown middle school there into the new sandy hook. a lot of parents say they still are trying to figure out how to handle this very delicate situation. >> there is no real playbook for this. i don't thin
among those outraged, blaming his own republican party and pointing the finger at house speaker john boehner. >> the house of representatives failed that most basic test of public service and they did so with callous indifference to the suffering of the people of my state. america deserves better than just another example of a government that has forgotten who they are there to serve and why. 66 days and counting. shame on you! shame on congress! >> voting on the sandy aid package...
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how does john boehner come out looking after what happened over the past four weeks? guest: it is hard to see anything positive. he took on the negotiants for the republicans. he failed to get his own house to come along. plan b, clancy, -- plan c, and now he is seated negotiants to harry reid. -- negotiations to harry reid. it is certainly possible that he may have trouble getting reelected as speaker. he may get 20 or so to party boats to vote against them or not vote at all. i could stop him from being reelected. host: what are the pitfalls for harry reid and mitch mcconnell? guest: mcconnell is up for reelection in 2014. if he agrees with the white house on something, particularly tax increases, it will hurt him in his election. remember rand paul -- mcconnell has less room to maneuver. for harry reid, a lot of his reputation is on the line. can he put something on the floor of the senate that some democrats will support? guest: the biggest loser is the unemployed and those trying to get jobs. that is what this is about. really, people need to step back and realiz
how does john boehner come out looking after what happened over the past four weeks? guest: it is hard to see anything positive. he took on the negotiants for the republicans. he failed to get his own house to come along. plan b, clancy, -- plan c, and now he is seated negotiants to harry reid. -- negotiations to harry reid. it is certainly possible that he may have trouble getting reelected as speaker. he may get 20 or so to party boats to vote against them or not vote at all. i could stop him...
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. >> reporter: house majority leader eric cantor and speaker john boehner were meeting with fellow repub scans. neither was too excited, expressing deep concerns. house gop members considering making amendments like adding spending cuts. that would force the bill back to the senate with the deadline bearing down on everyone. the legislation raises revenue by increasing taxes on the affluent but contains almost no spending cuts. it makes the spending cuts permanent for families making less than 450,000 per year and provides another year of unemployment benefits for two million people but payroll taxes are going up. vice president joe biden who negotiated the deal with mitch mcconnell also on the hill trying to get support from house democrats. and the political wrangling is far from over. no matter how this deal turns out both sides headed for major clash by the end of february over whether or not to raise the nation's debt ceiling. at the white house, ed henry, fox news. >> despite a wee hours of the morning fiscal cliff deal in the senate, the house of representatives has yet to take it
. >> reporter: house majority leader eric cantor and speaker john boehner were meeting with fellow repub scans. neither was too excited, expressing deep concerns. house gop members considering making amendments like adding spending cuts. that would force the bill back to the senate with the deadline bearing down on everyone. the legislation raises revenue by increasing taxes on the affluent but contains almost no spending cuts. it makes the spending cuts permanent for families making less...
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house speaker john boehner gave them two options, amend the bill with more spending cuts or vote on it as is. they went around today to see if they had the 218 votes they would need to amend it with more spending cuts. it appears they did not find enough support to do that. so that's why they are bringing it to a vote -- that's why they're bringing it to a vote as it is now. >> that's critical. it sounds like it's all over but the voting. >> reporter: it's all about the voting and tonight, i suspect there will be a lot of house republicans that won't be in support of this. house minority leader nancy pelosi, she says that house democrats are behind this. so they don't need all the republicans to agree on this. but again, when this is all over, they will be upset. and we may see another showdown like this coming up. they have to decide what to do with those automatic spending cuts if this bill passes. that's only delayed for two months and we have to deal with the debt limit again. this is far from over. there will be a lot of unhappy people tonight and in the future. >> even after this
house speaker john boehner gave them two options, amend the bill with more spending cuts or vote on it as is. they went around today to see if they had the 218 votes they would need to amend it with more spending cuts. it appears they did not find enough support to do that. so that's why they are bringing it to a vote -- that's why they're bringing it to a vote as it is now. >> that's critical. it sounds like it's all over but the voting. >> reporter: it's all about the voting and...
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>> reporter: house republicans scuttled the proposal from speaker john boehner last week and 48% of americans say they are to blame if no deal is reached. >> both sides here have a problem with the american people and it's why congress has 11% job approval rating. >> reporter: republican pollster frank lund says americans are fed up with gridlock in washington. >> there is no compromise and i think that's going to grow as a concern among the public into 2013. >> reporter: even starbucks is urging both sides to compromise. its employees are writing "come together" on coffee cups in d.c. tara mergener cbs 5. >>> a majority of americans are satisfied with the job the obama administration is doing right now. that's the finding of a cnn poll. 52% approve the president's jo performance. 54% feel vice president joe biden is handling his job well. first lady michelle obama has the highest approval rating at 73%. >>> 5:09. coming up, this school gets our approval rating. ♪ [ music ] they are pretty good there. how they're teaching students with special needs how to find power in music. >> plus, a bi
>> reporter: house republicans scuttled the proposal from speaker john boehner last week and 48% of americans say they are to blame if no deal is reached. >> both sides here have a problem with the american people and it's why congress has 11% job approval rating. >> reporter: republican pollster frank lund says americans are fed up with gridlock in washington. >> there is no compromise and i think that's going to grow as a concern among the public into 2013. >>...
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senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcdonnell and john boehner and nancy will sit down with president obama. it's the first time all five are meeting since november. economists hope they'll come up with a plan to avoid automatic tax increases and government spending cuts. some fear the meet as good just for show, however a big development with the senate minority leader. he spoke directly with the president for the first time in negotiations. >> i told the president we would be happy to look at whatever he proposes but the truth is we're coming up against a hard dead line here and as i said, this is a conversation we should have had months ago. >> the main sticking point is who should pay more in taxes. democrats want a hike on households making more than $400,000 a year and republican aids say their leaders might get on board with that offer. >>> meanwhile if they aren't able to avoid the fiscal cliff people here in alabama will be especially hard hit. that's because prop 30 will soon mean higher sales taxes and higher income taxes on the state's top earners, the fiscal cliff would a
senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcdonnell and john boehner and nancy will sit down with president obama. it's the first time all five are meeting since november. economists hope they'll come up with a plan to avoid automatic tax increases and government spending cuts. some fear the meet as good just for show, however a big development with the senate minority leader. he spoke directly with the president for the first time in negotiations. >> i told the president we would be happy to...
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>> reporter: i used to think they were but then when boehner couldn't get the votes for plan b i thought oh, my god, we're in trouble. >> do your job. >> we'll see what happens. >> melissa, thank you so much. >>> remember, you can find more of melissa's segments on cbssf.com/mornings. >>> time for a look at what's coming up later on "cbs this morning." norah o'donnell joins us now live in new york with the license on the big show. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, frank and michelle. we're talking about secretary of state hillary clinton. she has been hospitalized after doctors found a blood clot so we're going to talk to dr. john lapook about just how serious this may be. also, we're following the last- minute negotiations to avoid the "fiscal cliff." that's required. is there going to be a deal today? we're all waiting and plus we'll take a look back at the biggest news stories:2012. we'll see you at 7: 00. happy new year. >> happy new year to you, too. thank you so much. >>> well, the last session of the year is under way on wall street. the dow has gained about 700
>> reporter: i used to think they were but then when boehner couldn't get the votes for plan b i thought oh, my god, we're in trouble. >> do your job. >> we'll see what happens. >> melissa, thank you so much. >>> remember, you can find more of melissa's segments on cbssf.com/mornings. >>> time for a look at what's coming up later on "cbs this morning." norah o'donnell joins us now live in new york with the license on the big show. good...
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house speaker john boehner said that he would not bring anything to the table on to the talks are resumed. >> ordinary people do their jobs and they need their lives. they sit down and they discuss things and things happen. if they have disagreements in this sort through them. the notion that our leadership cannot do the same thing is mind- boggling to me. it needs to stop. >> the time now is seven 07 a.m.. we will be right back. ♪ [ female announcer ] no more paper coupons. no more paper lists. [ dog barking ] ♪ no more paper anything. safeway presents just for u. ♪ save more. save easier. saving more, starts now. just for u on the safeway app. >> take a look at wall street this morning. stocks ended the week yesterday on another down notes. invesinvestors-a given word about the fiscal cliff. the dow lost 158 points, it is currently a five day losing streak in its longest since july. the nasdaq reported 25 points. >> banks rack up a record to $10.7 billion in fines in 2012. that includes what the banks paid to u.s. and state of 40's-but it does not include the billions more paid to
house speaker john boehner said that he would not bring anything to the table on to the talks are resumed. >> ordinary people do their jobs and they need their lives. they sit down and they discuss things and things happen. if they have disagreements in this sort through them. the notion that our leadership cannot do the same thing is mind- boggling to me. it needs to stop. >> the time now is seven 07 a.m.. we will be right back. ♪ [ female announcer ] no more paper coupons. no...
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with house speaker john boehner. but a spokesman for the house speaker has said he is committed to getting that bill passed later this month. in the meantime, that's causing heated talk here on capitol hill. >> i'm sure as they have run out of time. tara mergener live in washington, thank you. >>> well, the u.s. stock markets just opened minutes ago after most major overseas markets enjoyed positive days if the response to the house passage of the fiscal bill. our dow was up about 221 points, 13,325. we'll have the latest on this with ashley morrison and more from the rest of the business world coming up in 10 minutes. >>> our other big story the weather. it's been chilly here in the bay area. so we sent cbs 5 reporter anne makovec out in it. she is feeling the freeze in san rafael. good morning, anne. >> reporter: it is very chilly. now, i did just check with our weather producer, and he said it is 34 right now in san rafael. but the bank here behind me says that it is 28 degrees if that will pop up again so p.m. li
with house speaker john boehner. but a spokesman for the house speaker has said he is committed to getting that bill passed later this month. in the meantime, that's causing heated talk here on capitol hill. >> i'm sure as they have run out of time. tara mergener live in washington, thank you. >>> well, the u.s. stock markets just opened minutes ago after most major overseas markets enjoyed positive days if the response to the house passage of the fiscal bill. our dow was up...
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house speaker john boehner agreed to the vote following pressure from fellow republicans who were angry that he had scrapped a vote earlier this week. friday's vote covers $9 billion for the national flood insurance program. another vote on january 15th will cover the remaining $51 billion in that package. >>> here's a big story. interesting here. the arab centric network al jazeera will buy current tv. >> controversial among a lot of americans. it has respect from journalists. >> it does. the hard feelings go back to the iraq war. al jazeera covering it from a different perspective showing images of american bodies so english language network seen here has had hard time finding a spot on american digital channels. they are covering problems in central america. they are a worldwide audience. as you point out, it earned some respect in the ways that it does cover worldwide issues. sometimes in a rather dry fashion like bbc or pbs more than cnn. current television will go away eventually. al jazeera buying current television. video from this morning's broadcast on current. al jazeera says
house speaker john boehner agreed to the vote following pressure from fellow republicans who were angry that he had scrapped a vote earlier this week. friday's vote covers $9 billion for the national flood insurance program. another vote on january 15th will cover the remaining $51 billion in that package. >>> here's a big story. interesting here. the arab centric network al jazeera will buy current tv. >> controversial among a lot of americans. it has respect from journalists....
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. >> and i think house speaker, john boehner their contract was not very but i think that people are going to forget about this and a couple of days. everything will go back to normal and the fight will begin in two months. >> catherine: thank you,if you'd like to connect with michael -- you can follow him on twitter. his handle is "at-yaki- blog." california is getting a lot of new laws. with the new year - of new laws. kron four's philippe djegal highlights a few of them. >> reporter: more than 800 new laws are set to take affect at the start of the year. that's right - 800. i scanned through what here's what the governor made law and what you should know. assemblywoman joan buchanan's bill regarding metal purchases passed. the fine for dealers who knowingly buy metals used at public utlities facilities jumps up big time. now 250-dollars. in a few days. four times that amount. to one thousand dollars. >>> another bill out of the gives women greater access to birth control. a-b 23-48 will now allow certified nurses, midwives, nurse practicioners and physician's assistants to prescri
. >> and i think house speaker, john boehner their contract was not very but i think that people are going to forget about this and a couple of days. everything will go back to normal and the fight will begin in two months. >> catherine: thank you,if you'd like to connect with michael -- you can follow him on twitter. his handle is "at-yaki- blog." california is getting a lot of new laws. with the new year - of new laws. kron four's philippe djegal highlights a few of...
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. >> speaker boehner met with representatives from the area, he said hurricane sandy relief needs to be an important -- an urgent program. >> the most obvious problem is the flood program, it will be in trouble if they don't get money by friday. they'll pick up the rest of the package sometime january 15. >> why didn't they schedule a vote before the end of the 112th congress? >> it's a great question. it sounds like they thought they would have a hard time getting through the fiscal cliff, that that would be enough to ask your members -- their members to do and qupted -- expected to go this yesterday. it was odd to see a bill come out and wait for hours, there's a lot going on behind the scenes. >> you say there's a lot going forward, can you elaborate? >> the most dire need is addressing the flood program. they will give that the money, it sounds like they'll give maybe around the request money president obama has requested this esame money in the senate bill, the same money we saw in chairman rodgers slimmed down, peared down, narrow initial response bill. that $9 billion that the
. >> speaker boehner met with representatives from the area, he said hurricane sandy relief needs to be an important -- an urgent program. >> the most obvious problem is the flood program, it will be in trouble if they don't get money by friday. they'll pick up the rest of the package sometime january 15. >> why didn't they schedule a vote before the end of the 112th congress? >> it's a great question. it sounds like they thought they would have a hard time getting...
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republicans have come way down from speaker boehner's insistence that that limit be set at a million dollars. and so if there's a deal today, and that's a big "if," you can expect it would be set around $400,000, $500,000, $600,000 a sopyea cerr, staino certainly 90%, 95% of americans would be keeping their tax cut. one of the biggest sticking points for the republicans right now appears that this deal doesn't include significant spending cuts. in fact, it contains a lot of new spending and so that is one major issue that's going to have to be to birone ired oonedut. out. and if they don't get an agreement today by the deadline, the big question, norah, is do the two sides continue to work together, go over the cliff, but continue talks and perhaps come to an agreement sometime in the next few days, or do democrats give up on those talks, introduce their own bill here in the senate, and hope that it passes? we'll wait and see. see. >> nancy cordes, thanks, nancy. >>> there are new health issues this morning for secretary of state hillary clinton.ew health she's hospitalized for treat
republicans have come way down from speaker boehner's insistence that that limit be set at a million dollars. and so if there's a deal today, and that's a big "if," you can expect it would be set around $400,000, $500,000, $600,000 a sopyea cerr, staino certainly 90%, 95% of americans would be keeping their tax cut. one of the biggest sticking points for the republicans right now appears that this deal doesn't include significant spending cuts. in fact, it contains a lot of new...